Bengaluru: Man arrested in jewellery theft case, gold chains worth Rs 33.50 lakh recovered
Bengaluru (PTI): A man was arrested for allegedly cheating a city-based jewellery shop owner by misusing his employer’s name and fraudulently collecting seven gold chains worth Rs 33.50 lakh, police said on Friday.
The matter came to light when jewellery shop owner filed a complaint with the Bharathinagar police station on September 23, 2025, they said.
With the arrest of the accused identified as Dharamvir Singh, a native of Rajasthan, 239 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 33.50 lakh were recovered from him.
According to police, the complainant alleged the the accused, who was working at another jewellery shop, allegedly visited his store claiming that his employer had instructed him to collect seven gold chains.
Trusting him, the shop owner handed over the ornaments. However, the accused neither delivered the chains to the said shop nor returned them, police said.
Acting on credible information, police secured the accused near Yeshwantpur Railway Station on February 19, 2026, a senior police officer said.
"During interrogation, he allegedly confessed that he had committed the offence with the intention of making quick money and had come to sell the stolen ornaments," he said.
The accused was produced before a court on February 20 and remanded to judicial custody.
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Bengaluru: Power supply to be cut to unauthorised buildings after Kumbarapet fire
Bengaluru: A day after a major fire broke out at a hardware warehouse in Kumbarapet near Chikkapete, the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) on Thursday ordered disconnection of electricity supply to unauthorised buildings in the area.
The authority also directed officials to issue notices to halt construction activities being carried out in violation of sanctioned building plans. According to a report published by The Indian Express, the GBA warned that if illegal portions of buildings are not removed, criminal cases should be registered against the owners.
The fire occurred around 9 am on Wednesday at Lakshmi Commercial Complex, a three-storey structure housing a hardware warehouse. The blaze is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit on the ground floor, resulting in extensive damage.
Fire and Emergency Services personnel faced difficulty accessing the congested market area due to narrow roads. Hose lines had to be laid from more than 300 metres away before the fire could be brought under control.
The GBA has constituted a committee to prepare a comprehensive report on steps required to prevent and manage fire incidents in the commercial areas of Chikkapete. The committee includes representatives from the GBA, the Central City Corporation, the Fire and Emergency Services Department and the Electricity Department.
The Indian Express reported that GBA Chief Commissioner Maheshwar Rao has instructed officials to inspect the site and convene a meeting with trade associations to discuss mandatory fire safety measures. He also recalled similar fire incidents reported last year in Nagarathpete within the Chikkapete area.
The newly formed committee has been tasked with conducting a detailed inquiry into the cause of the latest fire and recommending corrective measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
